Thursday, 7 May 2015

Two SMWS Laphroaigs, ten casks apart

The first one is the 29 from the May outturn (29.164 is missing in action, relegated to bar only or who knows when it’ll turn up in an outturn), and at 19 years old is big news for a society Laphroaig right now! The second is from about a year ago, when we were altogether more blasé about Laphs coming out every month and is a 23 year old – just off my shelf.

Finish - Long, substantial and mouth filling, like eating peated porridge (in a good way). Lingering peated tobacco (now that's something that really should exist). Preserved lemons and bong water (again, in a good way!).

What's not good about it - A little esoteric perhaps? It'd be confusing if I was more easily confused. Lacking some midrange too, although that's only because the bass and treble are turned up so high.

What's good about it - This is the kind of single cask that only the most competent distilleries on the world's greatest, tiny, distillery infested islands can knock out without batting an eyelid. Weird, compelling, vibrant and perplexing. Get some!